Urinal chair



y 1, 1968 J. M. ADAMS 3,383,713

URINAL CHAIR Filed Oct. 11, 1965 JNVENTOR. J11 N55 /7. ADA M5 ZMW ALTEA/I' United States Patent 3,383,713 URINAL CHAIR James M. Adams, Highway 34, Matawan, NJ. 07747 Filed Oct. 11, 1965, Ser. No. 494,593 4 Claims. (Cl. 4-434) This invention relates to a urinal chair and more particularly to a chair that is specifically designated for senile patients who are continually wetting or urinating with little or no control in which the chair is provided with a comfortable cushion that is impervious but is constructed to drain toward a center aperture in the cushion and in which the cushion is supported by an impervious pan-like seat that is also provided with a center aperture to permit drainage through said center aperture and in which a container is aflixed under said seat to collect and prevent the spread of urine.

It is an object of this invention to provide a urinal chair for senile patients.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a urinal chair that is provided with means to drain all urine into a sealed container to maintain the patient as dry as feasible.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a urinal chair for senile patients that is constructed of impervious elements that are easily and quickly washed and returned to use.

Further objects of this invention shall be apparent by reference to the accompanying detailed description and the drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a side view of the urinal chair,

FIG. 2 is a front perspective view taken on line 22 of FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the supporting seat,

FIG. 4 is a side view taken on line 44 of FIG. 3,

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the cushion and drain pan,

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view taken on line 6-6 of FIG. 5, and

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the cushion cover.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 there is illustrated a chair 10 which, in this instance, is utilized with other components to form a urinal chair. Chair 10 comprises a tubular frame 11 and a back support 12, the back support 12 provided with a cushioned face 14. The tubular frame 11 is provided with a single bent tube 15 on either side thereof so formed at each end of the tube 15 provides legs 16 and at the middle of tube 15 it is bent into an armrest 17. A pair of pads 18 may be atlixed to portion 17 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. There is also a tubular element 20 that is bent so that the two ends 22 form a backrest to permit attaching the back support 12 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Element 20 is bent as illustrated in FIG. 1 to form a seat support 21 that is rectangular in form as illustrated in FIG. 2. The two upright ends 22 are affixed to the back support 12 while the lower portion of 22 may be affixed, brazed or welded to the tubular elements 15 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the lower portion 21 of the tube 20 is also affixed, brazed or welded to the legs 16 where they abut. With the chair so constructed the framework provides an open seat area 24 into which a chair sat 25. FIGS. 3 and 4, may be inserted. Chair seat 25 is constructed in the form of a pan, that is, the outer edge 26 is fitted to the tubular frame 21 and the edge 26 is provided with cutout portions 27 where the edge abuts with the tubular legs 16. The pan-like seat 25 slants inward to form a pan bottom 28 and the bottom 28 is provided with an elongated drain 29, drain 29 slanted to drain toward an aperture 30. Aperture 30 on the under side of the seat or pan 25 is provided with a threaded hub 31 to permit attaching a container much in the form of a Mason jar (not shown). With seat 25 mounted within the frame 21 as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the chair is ready to receive the other components of this device. To make the chair comfortable for a patient there is provided a cushion 35, FIGS. 5 and 6, formed to fit within the supporting seat 25. Cushion 35 is necessarily formed with an impervious covering such as one of the flexible plastic coatings that are available for this type of element. Cushion 35 is also formed with an open slit center 36. A drain pan 37 constructed of a fairly soft flexible plastic and formed generally rectangular in form is mounted over the cushion 35. Drain pan 37 is fairly flat on its upper surface but drains toward an aperture 38 in said drain pan. Aperture 38 is of a slit formation and is surrounded by plastic to form an extended neck 39 which protrudes through the open area 36 of cushion 35. The drain pan 37 is positioned so that the extended neck 39 will be centered directly over the aperture 30 of the seat 25 thus insuring the drainage directly into the container that is attached to the portion 30. In order that a patient especially an unclothed patient will not be uncomfortable because of any edge formed by drain pan on the cushion 35, there is provided an imperious cloth cover 40, FIG. 7. Cover 40 is tailored to fit over cushion 35 and surround the edges of cushion 35 and be retained in a close fitting relationship. Cover 40 is provided with an elongated slit 41. Thus cover 40 will not absorb any liquid and will not retain any of the odors from the liquid and is of a nature that is easily washed. With all of the components in place, it is apparent that with a patient sitting in the chair, the weight of the patient will tend to depress cover 40 and cushion 35 so that any urine released will drain directly through slit 41 in the cover 40 through the slit 38 of the drain pan 37 and be drained through aperture 30 into a container affixed to the portion 31. In the event any urine does not drain directly through the drain pan or the drain pan becomes clogged or overflows, the drainage will still be over the impervious material of the cushion 35 through the elongated slit 36 of the cushion into and upon the bottom 28 of the seat 25 and will drain to the aperture 30 into the container attached thereto. Thus there is an immediate drainage of urine into a sanitary container which may be easily removed at any time by an attendant and all components of the chair may be quickly and easily cleaned or washed due to their impervious nature thus reducing the problem found in all instances with senile patients in hospitals and homes as of now.

Although a particular type of chair has been illustrated the exact configuration of the chair may be changed as long as it supports the other components in a similar fashion to that described and although the chair has been described having a tubular frame, it may be constructed of a solid frame or any other variation to provide a support with an open center to support the other components as described and although the supporting seat has been described as a drain pan with a single aperture, the size of the aperture may vary without departing from the spirit of this invention so that a larger or smaller container may be utilized. It is also to be understood that the aperture 30, although shown connected to a portion 31 for attaching a container, portion 31 may be directly connected by a flexible tube to a sanitary sewer drain (not shown) without departing from the spirit of this invention and this invention shall be limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A urinal chair for senile patients which includes a chair with an open seat area that is surrounded by a seat supporting frame, a pan-like seat to fit into said open seat area, a cushion to fit into said pan-like seat and an impervious cover to fit over said cushion, said pan-like seat formed to drain towards its center and provided with a drainage aperture, said cushion formed with a slit center to permit drainage through said cushion to said pan-like seat, said cover provided with a slit to permit drainage through the center of said cover when depressed by the weight of a patient.

2. In a device according to claim 1 in which a flexible drain pan that is fairly fiat in form is mounted under the slit in said cover and in which said drain pan is provided with a drain spout at its center that is positioned to extend through the slit center of said cushion to be directed toward the drainage aperture of said pan-like seat.

3. In a device according to claim 1 in which the drainage aperture of said pan-like seat is provided with means to affix a sanitary container.

4. In a device according to claim 1 in which all surfaces of all components of said device are prepared to be 4 impervious to liquid and are separable and easily cleaned and treated to be sanitary.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 358,616 3/1887 Kirkeby 4-134 544,535 3/1895 Hennig 4134 638,894 12/1899 Voss 4134 1,229,657 6/1917 Ross 4-134 1,455,255 5/1923 Kapelman 4-134 1,508,888 9/1924 Klatt 4135 1,691,620 11/1928 Wilson 4-134 3,245,090 4/1966 Slimmer 4134 LAVERNE D. GEIGER, Primary Examiner.

HENRY K. ARTIS, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A URINAL CHAIR FOR SENILE PATIENTS WHICH INCLUDES A CHAIR WITH AN OPEN SEAT AREA THAT IS SURROUNDED BY A SEAT SUPPORTING FRAME, A PAN-LIKE SEAT TO FIT INTO SAID OPEN SEAT AREA, A CUSHION TO FIT INTO SAID PAN-LIKE SEAT AND AN IMPERVIOUS COVER TO FIT OVER SAID CUSHION, SAID PAN-LIKE SEAT FORMED TO DRAIN TOWARDS ITS CENTER AND PROVIDED WITH A DRAINAGE APERTURE, SAID CUSHION FORMED WITH A 